Dr. Pfanzagl‑Cardone is Head Of Sound at the acoustics department of the Salzburg Festival of Classical Music, and the inventor of three mic techniques: the AB‑Polycardioid Centerfill (AB‑PC), the ORTF‑Triple (ORTF‑T) and the Blumlein‑Pfanzagl‑Triple (BPT).
In addition to being a composer, he has worked as a sound engineer for music recording, live sound reinforcement and film and TV since the early 1990s. He holds a degree in Electronics Engineering and Information Technology, a Tonmeister degree, an MA in Audio Production and a PhD in Musical Acoustics and Psychoacoustics.
Since March 2010, he has been teaching Sound Reinforcement Technology at the Faculty of Design, Media and Arts at the University of Applied Sciences in Salzburg. His book The Art And Science Of Surround And Stereo Recording was reviewed in SOS June 2021.
